Currently maintained invertebrate colonies
A list of colonies we currently maintain.
Coleoptera (beetles)
- Cabbage stem flea beetle (Psylliodes chrysocephala)
- Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata)
- Red flour beetle (Tribolium castaneum)
Hemiptera (true bugs)
Aleyrodoidea (whiteflies)
- Glasshouse whitefly (Trialeurodes vaporariorum)
- Tobacco whitefly (Bemisia tabaci) – Q Biotype (MED)
Aphidoidea (aphids)
- Bird-Cherry Aphid (Rhopalosiphum padi)
- Black bean aphid (Aphis fabae)
- Brown citrus aphid (Toxoptera citricida)
- Cabbage aphid (Brevicoryne brassicae)
- Cotton aphid (Aphis gossypii) – Clone 1033E
- English grain aphid (Sitobion avenae)
- Pea aphid (Acyrthosiphon pisum)
- Peach-potato aphid (Myzus persicae) – Clone US1L
- Peach-potato aphid (Myzus persicae) – Clone 4106A
- Peach-potato aphid (Myzus persicae) – Clone O
- Peach-potato aphid (Myzus persicae) – Clone FRC
- Peach-potato aphid (Myzus persicae) – Clone UK-SB
- Peach-potato aphid (Myzus persicae) – Clone NLBrapa
Membracoidea (leafhoppers and treehoppers)
- African corn leafhopper (Cicadulina mbila)
- Beet leafhopper (Circulifer tenellus)
- Mediterranean Leafhopper (Circulifer haematoceps)
- Corn leafhopper (Dalbulus maidis)
- Mexican corn leafhopper (Dalbulus elimatus)
- Aster leafhopper (Macrosteles quadrilineatus)
- Green Leafhopper (Nephotettix virescens)
- European grass-feeding leafhopper (Psammotettix alienus)
Fulgoroidea (planthoppers)
- Maize planthopper (Peregrinus maidis)
Cercopoidea (froghoppers)
- Common spittlebug (Philaenus spumarius) – population Scotland
- Common spittlebug (Philaenus spumarius) – population Norfolk
- Common spittlebug (Philaenus spumarius) – population Italy
Psylloidea (psyllids)
- Carrot psyllid (Trioza apicalis)
- Nettle psyllid (Trioza urticae)
Hymenoptera (ants, bees, sawflies and wasps)
- Leafcutter ant (Acromyrmex echinatior)
- Leafcutter ant (Acromyrmex octospiniosus)
Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths)
- Tobacco hornworm (Manduca sexta)
- Diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella)
- Greater waxmoth (Galleria mellonella)
- Light brown apple moth (Epiphyas postvittana)
Phasmatodea (leaf and stick insects)
- Apple green stick insect (Diapherodes gigantea)
- Northern two-striped stick insect (Anisomorpha ferruginea)
- Southern two-striped stick insect (Anisomorpha buprestoides) – population ABS
- Southern two-striped stick insect (Anisomorpha buprestoides) – population ONF
- Southern two-striped stick insect (Anisomorpha buprestoides) – population SOF
- Red-striped stick insect (Anisomorpha paromalus)
Thysanoptera (thrips)
- Western flower thrip (Frankliniella occidentalis)
Gastropoda (slugs and snails)
- Giant African land snails (Achatina fulica)